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C 374/8 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.11.2019 Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (2019/C 374/02) This notice is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1) COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco/Valdobbiadene — Prosecco/Conegliano — Prosecco’ Reference number: PDO-IT-A0515-AM03 Date of communication: 2 August 2019 DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT 1. Inclusion of the variety ‘on the lees’ Description and reasons ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ is a superior sparkling wine ‘on the lees’, obtained by bottle fermentation without the removal of the sediment from fermentation. It is made with wines from a single harvest using bottle fermentation over the period from 1 March to 30 June following the grape harvest. At the start of the bottle fermentation process, the batch must not be subject to pressure exceeding 0,5 bars. The product must not be released for consumption before the entire batch has had at least 90 days of fermentation and resting on the sediment. The analytical and organoleptic qualities have been included for this variety of wine. This variety is the result of the requirement to include a variety of sparkling wine traditionally made in the production area and particularly appreciated as a product of quality. This amendment concerns Articles 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the product specification, and section 1.4 of the ‘Description of the wine(s)’ in the single document. 2. Extending the indication of the sugar content to cover the ‘Sparkling’ variety Description and reasons The term ‘Extra Brut’ has been included for the ‘Sparkling’ variety. Including the sugar content in this way allows the amount of residual sugar in the sparkling wines to be stated, as well as giving detailed information to the consumer. This amends Articles 5 and 9 of the production specification but does not affect the single document. 3. Release for consumption of the ‘Sparkling’ variety accompanied by additional geographical mentions Description and reasons The superior variety of ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ with the word ‘Rive’ in the additional geographical mentions must be released for consumption as of the beginning of March of the year following the harvest. The date of release for consumption has been put back in order to allow the product to develop optimal organoleptic characteristics. This amends Article 7 of the production specification but does not affect the single document. 4. Prohibition on materials/products for decorating glass bottles Description and reasons It is not permitted to use materials/products that stick to glass in order to decorate the bottles (e.g. shrink sleeves). (1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2. 5.11.2019 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 374/9 The purpose of this amendment is to prohibit the decoration of glass bottles with any type of product, in order not to alter the permitted colour scheme. This amends Article 8 of the production specification but does not affect the single document. 5. Vine training systems Description and reasons Free cordon and curtain vine training systems have been prohibited. This ban on vine training systems applies only to new plantations in order to encourage other training systems that are more traditional in the area. This amends Article 4 of the production specification but does not affect the single document. 6. Analytical and organoleptic characteristics on consumption of the superior sparkling variety of ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ with ‘Rive’ in the additional geographical mentions Description and reasons The chemical, physical and organoleptic characteristics have been set out for the superior sparkling variety of ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ with ‘Rive’ in the additional geographical mentions. For this variety, the chemical and physical characteristics have been set out separately from the organoleptic characteristics, which were previously included in the superior sparkling ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ variety. This amendment concerns Article 6 of the product specification, and section 1.4 of the ‘Description of the wine(s)’ in the single document. 7. Improvements to organoleptic characteristics Description and reasons For ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’, the terms specified in the description of the flavours are: ‘dry to medium dry’. For the sparkling variety of ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’, the following description of the foam has been added: ‘fine and evanescent’. For the superior sparkling variety of ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ and ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze’ or ‘Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze’, the following description has been added for the foam: ‘fine and long-lasting’. These are improvements to the organoleptic characteristics of the products. This amendment concerns Article 6 of the product specification, and section 1.4 of the ‘Description of the wine(s)’ in the single document. SINGLE DOCUMENT 1. Name of the product Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco Valdobbiadene — Prosecco Conegliano — Prosecco 2. Geographical indication type PDO — Protected designation of origin 3. Categories of grapevine product 1. Wine 4. Sparkling wine 5. Quality sparkling wine 6. Quality aromatic sparkling wine 8. Semi-sparkling wine C 374/10 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 5.11.2019 4. Description of the wine(s) Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco colour: straw yellow of varying intensity, bright; aroma: vinous, fresh, harmonious, pleasantly fruity; flavour: dry to medium dry, pleasantly bitter and flavourful; minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 10,5 % vol; minimum sugar-free extract: 14 g/l Any analytical parameters not shown in the table comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity 4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ Frizzante foam: fine and evanescent; colour: straw yellow of varying intensity, bright; aroma: pleasant and characteristically fruity; flavour: fresh, harmonious and fruity; minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 10,5 %; minimum sugar-free extract: 14 g/l. Any analytical parameters not shown in the table comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity 4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) Bottle-fermented ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ Frizzante may be cloudy; aroma: pleasant and characteristically fruity with possible notes of crusty bread and yeast; taste: fresh, harmonious, pleasantly sparkling, fruity with possible notes of crusty bread and yeast. minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 10,5 %; minimum sugar-free extract: 14 g/l. Any analytical parameters not shown in the table comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation. 5.11.2019 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 374/11 General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity 4 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ Spumante Superiore foam: fine and long-lasting; colour: straw yellow of varying intensity, bright; aroma: pleasant and characteristically fruity; flavour: fresh, harmonious, pleasantly fruity, distinctive; minimum total alcoholic strength: 11 % vol. minimum sugar-free extract: 14 g/l. Any analytical parameters not shown in the table comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity 4,5 in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) ‘Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco’ Spumante Superiore on the lees foam: fine and long-lasting; colour: straw yellow of varying intensity, possibly cloudy; aroma: pleasant and characteristically fruity with possible notes of crusty bread and yeast; flavour: fresh, harmonious, fruity with possible notes of crusty bread and yeast, minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 11 %; minimum sugar-free extract: 14 g/l. Any analytical parameters not shown in the table comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity 4,5 in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) C 374/12 EN Offi cial Jour nal of